Protective closure or container for hose and the like



April 1930- A. v. H. MONRO" 1,756,874

PROTECTIVE CLOSURE OR CONTAINER FOR HOSE AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 10'. 1928 .5 Sheets-Sheet 1 x2 a I 7 //v ve/yrme April 29,1930. A, v; H, MONRO1,756,874

PROTECTIVE CLOSURE 0R counmzmron HOSE AND THE LIKE Filed Au 10, 1928 '3Sheets-Sheet 2 April 29, 1930. A. v. H. MONRO 1,756,874

PROTECTIVE CLOSURE .OR CONTAINER FOR HOSE AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 10.1928 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Apr. 29, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE ARGHIBALD VASSAL HALE MONRO, OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALANDIROTECTIVE CLOSURE OR CONTAINER FOR HOSE AND THE LIKE Application filedAugust 10, 1928, Seria1 I\To. 298,846, and in Australia September 23,1927.

This invention relates to closures or containers for fire hose and thelike.

The invention has for its objects: (1) The prevention of moisture andother foreign matter coming in contact with the fabric of the hose, orits exposure to. sunlight, so that deterioration of the hose isobviated. The provision of a vermin-proof container. (3) The preventionof the hose being tampered with without any indication thereof. 7

According to the present invention the closure or container, is formedof an air or moisture proof material such as metal the 1 joint betweenthe lid of the container and the body thereof closed and held togetherby an easily severablematerial which is also moisture and vermin proof.A cutting medium such as a wire or cord is carried around the joint in arecess between the lid and the body beneath the easily severablematerial, the end of the wire or cord being provided withhandles so thatby gripping and pulling in the required direction the material issevered along the joint and the lid be thus parted from the containerand expose the hose. A recess is provided along the edge of thecontainer and the wire or cord will lie within this recess and over thejoint. v

The invention will now be described with the aid of the accompanyingdrawings, wherein s Figure 1, is a view of a container adapted to fitdirectly on to a hydrant and shown in the process of being opened.

Figure 2, is a sectional'elevation through the container. I

' Figure 3, is aview of a lid for such container. s

Figure 4, is a fragmentary view showing the joint at the point where thehose enters the container.

Figure 5 is an enlarged elevational detail showing the-means fordetachablyconnect- 5 ing the cutting element to the hose.

Figure 6 is a plan detail of the container ,for the hose. f i

Figure 7 is. an enlarged transverse sectional il-view. thro gh a p rionlojf th 001 tainer and lid showing particularly the manner ofmounting the cutting wire and sealing strip.

Figure 8, is a View of a container having a flexible protection from thecontainer to the hydrant and adapted for existing fire services.

.Figure-S), is a fragmentary view of a portion of the container showingthe point between the container and the hose upon the exterior of thecontainer.

Figure 10, is a view of a container for spare lengths of hose.

Figure 11, is a transverse section through a portion of the containershown in Figure 10.

Figure 12, is a view of a metal container for spare lengths of hose. Y

Figure 13, is a sectional view of theljoint of the container shown inFigure 12.

Figure 14:, is a sectional view showing another method of attaching thecontainer to a hydrant.

Referring to the drawings, and first to Figures 1 to 7, which show acontainer for the purpose of housing a hose flaked on the flat and whichis adapted to fit directly onto a downwardly bent portion of a hydrant,which would be provided in the case of a new service, the container 1 isformed of waterproof and vermin-proof material, such as sheet metal, andmay be lined with paper 2 to prevent the hose 3 coming in contact withthe metal wall. The hose 3 is led from the usual union 4 into thecontainer at the rear end thereof, and is flaked in the usual way, thenozzle Glying upon the top thereof-.1

The top of the container is open (see Figure 6) as shown, and is closedby a lid also of metal. The end of such lid is V shaped as at 8 and doesnot extend the full length ofthe container, so that when in place anopening 9 is left through which the hose passes. A recess 11 is providedbetween the edge of the lid and the edge of the container such recessbeing formed by a bead on the outer edge of 1 the container. A wire 12.is'placed in the 'recess and follows such recess around the box, beingtemporarily held and retained therein by lugs 14 at intervals upon theinterior of the box. The wires meet each other at the apex 'of the Vshaped end of the lid and are there joined together at and are continuedrounds the hose. and is carriedadjacent t along the portion of the hoseon the exterior of the box to the union 4 and to a suitable handle 16.Thishandle may have marked thereon such words as To open, pull down, toindicate that that is how the container is to be opened.

The exterior portion of the hose is covered with thin sheet metal 17(see Figures 1, 2 and'), such as brass or copper which surhe edges ofthe V shaped pointed end of the lid so as to close the opening 9. Thepaper 2 is also carried around the hose beneath the metal covering 17. Acovering of'thin lead or thelike easily severed metal in the form of astrip 18 is soldered to the container and to the lid covering the recess11 as shown, such strip, or a further strip 19, extending along the ointof the metal cover 17 with the V shaped end and then av single strip 19passes upwards to join the two edges of the metalcover 17. The ires 12as they emerge from the recess 11 pass along the space 20 between theend of the lid and the ed e of the metal cover. 17, and whenoined'together at the apex of the lid are carried upwards in the space21 between the edges of the cover 17.

When it is desired to open the container, all that it is necessary to dois to grasp the handle 16 and by means of a sharp pull the wire willfirst sever the strip of sheet lead 19, ointing the metal cover 17, andwhen the V joint is reached, the two wires will now sever the strip 19,covering the joint between the lid and the metal covering 17 andcontinue along-the strips-18 until the front end of the lid is reachedand the wires at that point pass through an end 22 of the container andpass into the container and there attached bya snap hook 23 to a loop2(1 on the nozzle which will be drawn out of the container ready to begrasped by the hand, after which the wire'inaybe easily detached fromthenozzle, by means of the snap hook. The container may be mounted onhinges 25.

In some cases the union 1 may passcompletely into the container, as inFigure 1 1,

being attached to a goose neck attached to the top ofthe container by afiange 51 and having arecess' 52 with a spherical portion 53, on whichthe spherical end of the hydrant pipe'51 bears, while a packing gland isthreadedinto the recess 52, the joint being rendered moisture proofbypacking 56. The

container can then rotate on the hydrant pipe.

the bottom of the container being provided with a pivot pin 57 riding ona bracket 58 :fixed to a convenient structure. The'union 4:,o'f thecontainer in Figures 1 and 2 may alsolead to asimilar joint. Thisconstruction enables the'container to rotate in order to lie,forexample, in a recess, and can swing outwards when required.

Figures 8 and 9 show the container having a flexible cover over theportion of hose on the exterior thereof inorder to provide a flexibleconnection 27 to any e-Xistingfire service, such as to, the hydrant 28.

In this case, the hose 29 between the union and the box, is covered witha layer of cotton cloth 30 rendered moisture proof by means of paint orotherwise, and extending clownwards and over the opening 9 and adheredto the container and to the lid 7 by glue or the like and afterwardspainted, the wires passing beneath the fabric 30 as shown in Figure 9,the remainder of the lid being adhered by the metal strips 18 as before.The container is now moisture proof, but to render it vermin-proof andtoretain the flexibility of the part 27, such part is covered with wiregauze 32 which is jointed by a lead strip 33. A further piece ofwire'gauze 34 is placed around the piece 32 at the'bottom thereofsoldered to the wall of the container over the fabric 30 and sealed at35 by the lead strip 33, the flaps 34. of this piece lying free onthe'top of the container. The wires 12 will sever the fabric 30 and alsothe lead strip 33, and the severing of such strip 'will permit the wiregauze to open and free the hose.

The container may be mounted on hinges 25.

Figures 10 to 12 show acontainer de signed for the purpose of housing ahose which is rolled upon the round, and showing a container made ofwood. The lid 37 in such a case has its edge fitting a rabbeted edge ofthe container, while a rabbet is formed upon the outer edge of the lid,as

shown, so that a recess 39 is provided completely around the container.In this recess a wire or cord d0 will lie without obtruding above thesurfaceof the container. In this case, the container is covered withwaterproof material or painted for this purpose and covered ,with wiregauze to make it vern'iin-proof. Over the recess 39, a strip 41 ofsimilarmoistureresisting material is glued or otherwise a i The ends ofthe wire or cord 40 are passed through this strip 41 as shown inFigure11 and provided with handles 42; WVhen it is desired to open thebox, allthat it is necessary to do is for the operator to grasp the handles 42,one in each hand, and pull in opposite directions, thus severingthestrip and the lid will then be free.

In Figure 12 the container 47 is shown .madeof sheet metaland theupperpart thereof being circular in form the joint being formed as inFigure 13 where a recessl l between the edge of the container and theedge of the lid is left to receive the wire'45, the 1 bottom acting as ahinge. If desired this kind of. container may be made circular,

What I claim is 1. A protective carrier of the character described,including in combination a hose, a container for receiving the hose, alid for the container, means for temporarily sealing the edge of the lidto the container, and a flexible element having its inner end connectedto the hose and its medial portion arranged about the edges of the lidand beneath the sealing means with its opposite extremity extended to apoint exteriorly of the container so that when a'pull is exerted thereonthe sealing means will be severed and the hose drawn from the container.2. A protective carrier of the character described, including incombination a fire hose, a container therefor, a lid for the container,a strip of easily severable material for connecting the lid to thecontainer, a flexible 2o cutting member having its inner end connectedto the hose and also arranged beneath said strip and having its outerend projecting through the severable material, and a handle at theprojecting outer end of the cutting member so that when a pull isexerted thereon the cutting member will sever the strip and pull thehose from the container.

3. A protective carrier of the character described including incombination, a container for connection with a water conduit, a hoseconnected to the conduit and arranged in foldable form within thecontainer and having a nozzle at the outer end, a separate lid for thetop of the container, sealing means between the container and theconduit, a strip of easily severable material covering and sealing thejoint between the lid and the con tainer, a pair of flexible cuttingwires detachably connected to the nozzle on the hose 4 and arranged oneach side of the lid, each part of said cutting member converging towardeach other at one end of the lid and passing through the scaling strip,and a handle connected to the outer end of the cutting member so thatwhen a pull is exerted thereon the strip will be severed and the hoseremoved from the container. I

4. A protective carrier as claimed in claim 2, wherein the container hasits side walls rounded towards the bottom while the upper end of the lidis V-shaped in plan to serve as a guide to direct the two parts of thecutting member along opposite sides of the lid so as to entirely freethe lid and thereby incidentally facilitate the removal of the hose fromthe container.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ARCHIBALD VASSAL HALE MONRG.

